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Thursday, 14 July 2011

Catch a Thief!

You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to conclude - my little thief is back! I found yesterday these hollow nuts on the ground and I knew immediately - squirrels from the nearby park started to harvest my hazelnuts. I am not mad at all; I just enjoy the variety of wild life in my garden. The most amusing thing with squirrels is their need to dig up acorns into my vegetable garden!

Well, I am just wandering when will I catch these little thieves, with my camera, of course!

It is probably red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), European native species I saw in the park. But, grey squirrel, introduced from North America is also present and is pushing out red squirrel. Red squirrels do not prefer acorns so, it might be the fact that both of them are visiting my garden.